Former Union minister Margaret Alva to be opposition’s vice-presidential candidate | India News

NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday declared former Union minister and veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva as its candidate for vice-presidential election.
The decision was announced by NCP chief Sharad Pawar after an all-party meet by the opposition parties in New Delhi.
“17 parties are on board for this unanimous decision. Our collective thinking is Alva will file the VP nomination on Tuesday,” Pawar said.
Earlier on Saturday, NDA announced West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as it’s vice-presidential candidate.
BJP president JP Nadda announced Dhankhar as the party’s and NDA’s candidate for the August 6 vice-presidential elections after the party’s parliamentary board endorsed the 71-year-old Jat leader from Rajasthan.